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Curtis Granderson own zone

#Curtis Granderson #Yankees #home runs #baseball

The draft was the biggest bargain in the sport, and MLB, through some bizarre obsession with cutting bonuses (led by Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, perhaps the cheapest owner in the game when it comes to the draft), didn't realize it. The only possible effect here is to limit the pool of talent entering the sport. If anything, MLB should have looked to raise draft bonuses to attract more athletes. It's a huge disappointment to any fan of the game, and I know many executives who are unhappy with these changes.

Keith Law on the MLB CBA changes

13 Years Later And Still Nope

Fox baseball announcer Joe Buck still has a way to go to match his father, Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck, in the tell-it-like-it-is department, but he's getting there.

- Sports Illustrated August 24, 1998

Staten Island players running to form a pile of prospects after recording the final out and winning the New York-Penn League Championship.

#baby baseball #minor leagues #new york-penn league #staten island yankees

The called strike shuffle.

#amusing umpires #minor leagues #baseball

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Bartolo fouls one off!

In his second at-bat of the day (and of the season), Bartolo Colon fouls off a pitch against the Mets’ Dillon Gee in the top of the fifth inning of the July 2nd Subway Series game at Citi Field. Colon would eventually strike out. The Yankees won the game, 5-2. This photo just cracks me up.

Just wanted to make sure everyone possible saw this.

Kaz Ishii has a yahoo email address!

#dodgers bankrupcy #kaz ishii #los angeles dodgers #tangentially baseball

A study of pain.

#AJ Burnett #yankees #baseball #pitchers

Old Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium. Screencap thanks to @StadiumInsider

#yankees #yes polls #nostalgia

Mo's first career RBI

#mariano rivera #oddities #amazing #Yankees

#baltimore orioles #baltimore sun oriole cartoons #tangentally baseball

I am now officially 100% ready for the 2011 baseball season

#tickets #yankees

People Will Buy Into This But They Shouldn't

Option 1: Purchase 50 to 74 Grandstand Level tickets in Section 406 for the Malibu Rooftop Deck Group Ticket Pack at $50 per ticket and receive a semi-private, 90-minute pre-game party* with all-inclusive food and nonalcoholic beverages.

Option 2: Purchase 75 or more Grandstand Level tickets in Section 406 for the Malibu Rooftop Deck Group Ticket Pack at $50 per ticket and receive a private, 90-minute pre-game party* with all-inclusive food and nonalcoholic beverages.

Please note, the minimum for premium games is 150 Grandstand Level tickets in Section 406.

Menu includes-Hebrew National hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn and potato salad

Malibu Rooftop Deck Beverage Package: For groups interested in an alcohol beverage package, Legends Hospitality, LLC, the exclusive provider of concessions, catering and merchandising services at Yankee Stadium, offers an opportunity to purchase, at an additional per-person charge, an all-inclusive Malibu terrace Beverage Package. If you are interested, please speak with your Group Sales and Service Representative.

I realize I'm not the audience for this but 406 is the second to last section in right field and tickets can be bought for a pittance on StubHub. I'm sure tons of people will buy it because it seems cool and a lot of people don't realize what a big ripoff it is and enjoy looking at the courthouse I guess.

I'm also highlighting this because it means that basically an entire section of the Grandstand is probably not available for sale until right before gamedays. This is bad for buying tickets right away but means if you're diligent and don't mind sitting in the Grandstand outfield you can probably pick up tickets to premium games by checking in on them a lot.

#Yankees